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KEMPSEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Issue 5, Term 2 2016
PO Box 3268 West Kempsey NSW 2440 Phone 65 626166 Fax 65628570
Email kempsey‐[email protected] Website: www.kempsey‐h.schools.nsw.edu.au
Barrie and Lawson share the Win!
History was made at the 2016 Kempsey High School Athle cs Carnival last fortnight when the points score at the end of the day was locked on 1319 points for both Barrie and Lawson houses who shared the win a er the day’s strong compe on. Kipling house took 3rd. Posi on on 1036 points and Masefield house came fourth with 797 points. The carnival was held in good condi ons and a great day was enjoyed by students and staff. 40 students qualified for
the zone carnival held at Nambucca Heads. The age champions are: 12 years: Margaret Roberts and Ricky Sohier 13 years: Faith Taylor and Joel Crockford 14 years: Kaitlin Hutley and Jarno Dolezal 15 years: Olivia Moore and Sean Bruce‐Smith 16 years: Ka e Barne and Thanakorn Phakphai Opens: Letea Dunn and Cooper Wilson (more pictures page 4).
2016 Calendar
July Monday 18th. School Development Day (for staff) Tuesday 19th. All students return for
Term 3 Monday 25th. Merit Assembly Yrs 7‐11
in Hall from 2.15pm Parent—Teacher
A ernoon 4‐6pm in Hall Wednesday 27th. Matsushige (Japan) to Sunday 31st. student homestay. Thursday 28th. Australian Mathema cs
Compe on Saturday 30th. Ca le Team to Ekka To Wed 3rd. Aug (Royal Queensland Show)
August Monday 1st. District Music Fes val
7pm Melville Hall Wednesday 3rd. Yr 6 Parents & Students & Thursday 4th. Meet & Greet Thursday 4th. Macleay Valley Shield
14s/16s Rugby League Friday 5th. North Coast Athle cs at Lismore Wednesday 10th. Winter Warriors at To Friday 12th. Lake Keepit Saturday 20th. Debutante Ball
HOMEWORK CENTRE 3.30pm to 5pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays In the library.
Bus home Tuesdays to Collomba , Frederickton,
Spooners Ave. and along Armidale Road on Thursdays.
Book in by Recess 2 so food and transport can be organised.
Kempsey High School celebrated NAIDOC with a special assembly, award presenta on and lunch. Amos Morris and Elwyn Toby were our special guests. Amos sang the Troy Cassar‐Daley song “Take A Walk In My Country” with girl captain Merinda Kyle. Elwyn Toby spoke about the significance of his pain ng of Sugarloaf which is hung at Barrunba Ngundakang, the Aboriginal Centre. This year’s NAIDOC theme is: “Songlines: the living narra ve of our na on”. Songlines are the Dreaming tracks crisscrossing Australia that trace the journeys of ancestral spirits as they created the land, animals and lores and 'sung' the land into life. These Songlines are recorded in tradi onal songs, stories, dance and art. Some beau ful Aboriginal images from Vivid were projected to the big screens while Casey Russell played the didgeridoo. NAIDOC Awards were presented to Dion Thomson Stewart (academic), Merinda Kyle (leadership), Ka e Barne (leadership) and Ivan Madden (sport). Many parents and community representa ves were hosted to lunch by the Aboriginal Leadership Group and a BBQ was held for all students. Later in the week, a team of students ran NAIDOC ac vi es at the small schools NAIDOC celebra ons (below).
We Celebrate NAIDOC
Athle cs Carnival
The Kempsey High School Bowls team that recently won the North Coast Final played in the NSW Combined High Schools State Final 16 Knockout Lawn Bowls playoffs at Blacktown recently. The team won its first two matches against Peel High (10‐7) and Nyngan High (13‐5). In their third match against Rutherford Technology High, the boys were trailing 6‐12 before drawing level on 12‐12, taking the lead to 13‐12 but finally losing 14‐13. Rutherford went on to take third place with Warilla winning the final. We are really proud of the team of Lachlan Cooper, Cody Griffin and Ben Wynter. We want to thank the parents and the folk from the Kempsey Heights Bowling Club who have supported them this year. Roll on 2017 when this young team will again be looking for bowls success! As an added bonus, all three boys have now been selected in the top eight North Coast Bowls players who will now play the other NSW regions at Wallsend in August. This is a superb achievement and really does illustrate the talent of these boys.
8th. in the State for Bowls
Once again students from Kempsey High School received great results in the Kempsey Drama Eisteddfod. The students had been preparing their pieces for a good part of the first semester and for most of the students it was their first real opportunity to present their material on stage to an audience. The students received a host of trophies and ribbons for their performances in the monologue, duologue, and impromptu sec ons. The school wishes to thank the Kempsey Eisteddfod Society once again for all their work in making this opportunity available to the students of the Macleay.
Drama Students Excel
A Community A ernoon Tea and Informa on Session was held on Wednesday 22nd. June 2016 for parents and carers to learn about the Kempsey High School Clontarf Academy. The Clontarf Academy will commence in early term 3. The Clontarf Founda on will involve Aboriginal boys in ac vi es, camps and workplace visits that will improve their employment prospects and equip them to par cipate more meaningfully in society. Students will be supported to remain at school un l they complete year 12 and will be mentored to develop a range of life skills, employment aspira ons and improved self confidence. The Clontarf Founda on will con nue to guide students as they transi on from school to further study, training and / or employment.
Kempsey High Clontarf Academy
The Kempsey High School under 16s Rugby Union team bowed out of the Buchan Shield Rugby Union compe on a er a solid defeat by Alstonville High in the North Coast final. It was a game of exci ng football with a highlight for Kempsey High being the 60 metre break by Jackson Korn who flicked a pass to George Gurney who scored and converted his own try. Dion Thompson‐Stewart scored top marks in defence with some very solid tackling. Alstonville go into the final 16 in their quest for state honours. The defeat came a er a great win playing against a very strong Macksville High team at Macksville. The team made up of juniors from under 14s up won that game 22‐10. Very strong games were played by Ivan Madden, Tom Reed and Dion Thompson‐Stewart. George Gurney sprinted 50 metres a er a grubber kick to regain possession and score. Tre Ingleby managed to ground the ball in play with his body mid‐flight over the side line. It was a very exci ng game.
We bow out of the Buchan Shield